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Speakers to substitute wharfedale 220?

Thalasos

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Dear you all
Would you mind illustrate me regarding what speakers would replace my Wharfedale 220?
I don't want bright ones, as my amplifier NAD 316 BEE V2 has enough of that. I also would prefer 8 ohm and 86-87 hertzs, otherwise amplifier heat skyrocketed.
Thanks so much for any advice.
 

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How much do you want to spend? Just to narrow it down a bit. There's a lot of speakers on the market!
 
Have you read the review of your existing speakers, they are quite good.

Are they sitting on subwoofers, hard to tell in the picture.

What areas don't sound good with your existing system?
 
There are a *lot* of options, and speakers can be a personal choice too - can you give a bit more info?

I think you said you want fairly sensitive speakers that are easy to drive: higher impedance, around 8Ohm, and better than 86 dBSPL sensitivity (apologies if I misunderstood you).
What's your budget? How loud do you listen, and how far away do you sit from the speakers?

Anything else you can tell us helps too: do you move around or stay in the same listening position? What do you think about your current speakers, what would you like to change? How do you feel about secondhand?

Your Wharfedales are pretty good - approx £200 GBP for the pair? Have you tried experimenting with positioning them: toe them more in or out, move them closer to or further from the wall ... it's free and can sometimes make a big difference.

Quick note: you often see Dali speakers recommended. They can be good but are notoriously bright, so you probably want to avoid!
 
Have you tried EQ/tone controls? The main thing that affects the "sound" of a speaker is frequency response and that can be tweaked with EQ. The exception is if you boost the bass you can end-up overdriving the speaker or amplifier into distortion.

I don't want bright ones, as my amplifier NAD 316 BEE V2 has enough of that.
Speakers vary a lot but amplifiers aren't "bright" or "dull" unless they are defective/broken (or if you are using the tone controls). ...All decent amplifiers have flat frequency response over the audible range.
 
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